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It measures about 5 cm (2.0 in) in length, not including the 3.5 cm (1.4 in) tail, and has an average weight of 4 g (0.14 oz).The hair on the back is blackish with shades ranging from reddish to purplish, very dense and shiny: the belly, throat, jaw, periocular area and lower part of the tail are contrasted whitish. The muzzle and legs are covered with sparse white hair (vibrissae in the muzzle ), while the skin is flesh colored: the ears are small and half hidden by the hair, they are dark flesh colored and shaped like a semicircle.In this species the head is larger in proportion to the body than in other shrews. It may be confused with Eurasian least shrew and the Etruscan shrew.
Behaviour
Common and Eurasian pygmy shrews (genus Sorex), size comparison
Eurasian pygmy shrews are solitary animals, active throughout the day and night and inhabiting areas of dense vegetation across a broad elevation range.[3] It lives off seeds, small insects and other invertebrates.[4] They use the burrows or tunnels of other rodents to live in, alone they burrow under tree stumps.They have many predators. The whole life is spent on a few hundred square metres where they establish trackways.The Eurasian pygmy shrew has one of the highest metabolic rates of any animal; to maintain homeostasis, it must eat every two hours.[5][6] Due to this, it eats up to 125% of its body weight (about four grams) each day.[7] They are active for 24 hours per day in very short periods interspersed with sleep (say 15 minutes activity 15 minutes sleep)
Breeding
The breeding season lasts from April through to August. Females usually produce between two and eight young per litter and care for the young in an underground nest. Since the gestation period is just over three weeks, they can have up to five litters in one year, though the life span of a pygmy shrew is a little over 15 months.[4]
References
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^Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 292. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Fernandes, M. & Meinig, H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sorex minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29667A115171222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T29667A22316362.en. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ ab"UK safari on Pygmy shrews". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
^"Sorex minutus", Memoirs and musings from the Phibius Log, 12 July 2007
^Burton, Robert; Burton, Maurice (1970). The international wildlife encyclopedia. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 2358–2359. ISBN0-7614-7266-5. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian June 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 757 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Sorex minutus see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Sorex minutus to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus often known simply as the pygmy shrew is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic Eurasian pygmy shrew 1 Temporal range Early Middle Pleistocene Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Conservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 2 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder EulipotyphlaFamily SoricidaeGenus SorexSpecies S minutusBinomial nameSorex minutusLinnaeus 1766Eurasian pygmy shrew range Contents 1 Description 2 Behaviour 3 Breeding 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditIt measures about 5 cm 2 0 in in length not including the 3 5 cm 1 4 in tail and has an average weight of 4 g 0 14 oz The hair on the back is blackish with shades ranging from reddish to purplish very dense and shiny the belly throat jaw periocular area and lower part of the tail are contrasted whitish The muzzle and legs are covered with sparse white hair vibrissae in the muzzle while the skin is flesh colored the ears are small and half hidden by the hair they are dark flesh colored and shaped like a semicircle In this species the head is larger in proportion to the body than in other shrews It may be confused with Eurasian least shrew and the Etruscan shrew Behaviour Edit Common and Eurasian pygmy shrews genus Sorex size comparison Eurasian pygmy shrews are solitary animals active throughout the day and night and inhabiting areas of dense vegetation across a broad elevation range 3 It lives off seeds small insects and other invertebrates 4 They use the burrows or tunnels of other rodents to live in alone they burrow under tree stumps They have many predators The whole life is spent on a few hundred square metres where they establish trackways The Eurasian pygmy shrew has one of the highest metabolic rates of any animal to maintain homeostasis it must eat every two hours 5 6 Due to this it eats up to 125 of its body weight about four grams each day 7 They are active for 24 hours per day in very short periods interspersed with sleep say 15 minutes activity 15 minutes sleep Breeding EditThe breeding season lasts from April through to August Females usually produce between two and eight young per litter and care for the young in an underground nest Since the gestation period is just over three weeks they can have up to five litters in one year though the life span of a pygmy shrew is a little over 15 months 4 References EditContent in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Sorex minutus see its history for attribution Hutterer R 2005 Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press p 292 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 Hutterer R Krystufek B Fernandes M amp Meinig H 2017 errata version of 2016 assessment Sorex minutus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T29667A115171222 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T29667A22316362 en Retrieved 17 February 2022 Sorex minutus Animal Diversity Web Retrieved 2022 05 25 a b UK safari on Pygmy shrews Retrieved 2007 12 27 Sorex minutus Memoirs and musings from the Phibius Log 12 July 2007 Burton Robert Burton Maurice 1970 The international wildlife encyclopedia Marshall Cavendish pp 2358 2359 ISBN 0 7614 7266 5 Retrieved 22 December 2010 Pygmy shrew The Mammal Society Retrieved 28 February 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sorex minutus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eurasian pygmy shrew amp oldid 1151489791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
